Metal container



A. SCHROEDER.

METAL CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED-00130. 1919.

1 344,455 Patented June 22, 1920.

construction, cheap of manufacture and "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY SCHROEDER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

' METAL conrnrnnn.

To all whom it may concern: 4 Be it known that I, ANTHONY SoHRoEDER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the countyof".Cuyahoga.and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Metal Containers, of which the following is aspecification. This invention relates to improvements in metalcontainers or barrelsand pertains to that type designed for thetransportation of substances'which require them to be positively sealedagainst the atmosphere.

Important objects of the invention reside in the manner in which thecover of the container may be frequently removed and both simply andeflectively resealed after use, the provision of a container which doesnot revquire the use of any special tool for opening or rescaling, andthe provision of a container which will be exceedingly simple in highlyeflicient in use and which will be better adapted to its intendedpurposes than any device of a like class with which I am acquainted.With the foregoing ends in view my invention consists in the novelconstructiom arrangement and combinationof parts hereinafter described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims. j, Referring to the" drawings, wherein likereference numerals designate similar parts of reference throughout thevarious vlews, Figure 1 is a plan view of a container constructed inaccordance with the principles above set forth; Fig. 2 is an enlargedsectiorf on the line- 2-2 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectionshowing another method of locking the cover in place. I,

As illustrated in the drawings the container comprises a cylindricaldrum or body portion 1 of sheet metal, this has'secured to it the ends,one of which is designated at 2, by means of the joint 3, this joint isformed by an annular bead formed by the end 2 having its outer-peripherybent in such a shape" as to allow it to interlock with a correspondinglyshaped bead of the body 1, and provides thereby a. rigid and extremelytight joint. A circular opening din the end is formed with an upturnedflange 5 beside said open- "ing, which flange is inclined outwardly'andterminates in a plurality of equally spaced V putturned ears orprojections 6. The cover flange and Specification of Letters Patent.Patented J ne 22, 192() Application filed October 30,1919. Serial No.334,553.

gether as shown at ll.

In Fig. 3 I have shown another way} of sealing the cover in place. Thisconsists in havlng the ears 6 bent over and about the flange 8 of thecover which is sufficient to securely lock the same in place. methoddispenses with the use of locking wire, but has the disadvantage ofmutilating the container to such an extent that after several openingshave been made the container is rendered unfit for further use. It isobvious that various changes in form proportionsand minor structuraldetails may be made without departing from the principles heretofore setforth and I do not wish to limit myself in the construction of the samefurther than is required by the state of the art or that which comeswithin the scope of the appended claims.

I claim. r f 1. The combination with a metal barrel having an opening inthe top thereof surrounded by a flange, said flange terminating ina'series of spaced out turned projections,

tween the said projections, said cover a aptedto engage andv fit withinthe flange around the opening and fastening means engaging between theprojections on the top those on the cover flange, to hold the coverinplace.

2. The "combination with a metal barrel having an opening in the topthereof sur- This.

rounded by a flange, said flange terminating in a series of spaced outturned projections, a cover having a flange provided with aseriesofidown turned projections fitting between the. said projections,said cover adapted to engage and fit within the flange around theopening, and a band threaded alternately over the projections of thecover 116 and under the projections around the openmg 3 j 2 4 ranges 3.The combination of a barrel having an opening and an outwardlyprojecting flange around said opening, said flange terminating 'in aplurality of spaced ears extending at an inclination from the edge ofthe flange, ing an outwardly projecting flange fitting Within the saidflange and terminating in a plurality of spaced ears extending betweensaid ears and at an angle thereto, and a band extending varound in theangle between the two sets of ears.

4, The combination of a barrel having an opening and an outwardlyprojecting flange around said opening, said flange terminating in aplurality of spaced ears extending at an inclination from the edge ofthe flange, a cover fitting said opening and having an outwardlyprojecting flange, fitting within a cover fitting said opening andhavthe said flange and terminating in a plurality of spaced earsextending between said ears and at an angle thereto, and means engagingsaid ears to fasten the cover inplace.

5. The combination of a barrel having an opening with a plurality ofspaced ears inclined outwardly from the edge of said opening, and acover fitting the opening and having a plurality of spaced ears fittingbe- -tween said ears and forming an angle there- 1 with, and a bandextending around in the angle between the two sets of ears, to hold thecover in 'place.

In testimony whereof, I do afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ANTHONY SOHROEDER.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, EUGENE A. CANNING.

